Movable headlight



Feb. 19 1924.

Filed Jun s,

1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Feb. 19 1924, 1,484,411?

. E. H. SNEAD MOVABLE HEADLIGHT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed June 3, 1922 INVENTOR ATTORN EY a N W. w

Feb. 19 1924. 11318454117 E. H. SNEAD 'MOVABLE HEADLIGHT Original Filed June 5. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented Feb. 19, 192 1. 1 1 r EIVIMETT H. SNEAD, OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA.

MOVABLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed June 3, 1922, Serial No. 565,556. Renewed January 21, 1924.

To (1 whom it may concern: port which is inthe nature of a block 16. Be it known that I, EMMETT H. SNEAD, a This block is provided with a bore 17 which citizen of the United States,residing atDanreceives a bolt 18 which is also passed ville, in the county of Pittsylvania and State through the separated portions defined by 5 of Virginia, have invented new and useful said bifurcation, and the lamp support or 6 Improvements in Movable Headlights, of block is pivoted on this bolt. This block 16 which the following is a specification. is provided withbores 19 and 20 respec- This invention relates to 'dirigible headtivelywhich are arranged at right angles to lights for motor operated vehicles, wherein each other, the bore 19 receiving the post of the lights are turned in unison incident to the adjacent headlight, so that the said 6 the turning of the front wheels for the purheadlight and its support or block 16 turns pose of steering the vehicle, so that the light as a unit in a manner to be hereinafter derays are always maintained directly in'adscribed. vance of the course pursued by the vehicle, In conjunction with each headlight I the invention residing in the construction, make use of an angularly shaped arm which 70 combination and arrangement of parts as is indicated generally at 21, and'one end of claimed. V V this arm is offset substantially at a right In the drawing forming part of this apangle as at 22, and is threaded as at 23. plication, like numerals of reference indi- This threaded extremity passes through the cats similar parts in the several views, and bore 20 of the adjacent support or block 16,

wherein: and then has associated. therewith a nut 24. Figure 1 1s a side vlew in elevation. The opposite end of the arm 21 15 also angu- Figure 2 1s a front view 1n elevation. larly disposed and is arranged substantially Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of at a right angle to the extremity 22, this 25 the running gear of the vehicle showing the portion of the arm being indicated at 25 is application of the invention. enlarged and formed with a socket 26 to Figure 4 is a detail view of the lamp supaccommodate the ball 27 formed 011 the adport. jacent end of a connecting rod 28. This Figure 5 is a similar view taken at a right rod 28 is arranged beneath the frame of the 30 angle to Figure 4. vehicle, and the ball or spherical end por- Figure 6 is a detail view of the rod contions 27 of this rod, after being positioned necting the lamp support. within the socket of the arm 21 are secured Figure 7 is a detail view of one of the thereto by means of a brace 29. The rod 28 arms connecting said rod with the lamp. obviously provides a connection between the 35 Figure 8 is a detail view of the connection headlights, so that any movement of this rod between the above mentioned rod and the 28 results in moving the headlights 1n steering mechanism of the vehicle. unison. It is of course understood that the Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on line lamp supports or blocks 16 are pivoted in 99 of Figure 8. their brackets 14 for horizontal swinging 40 Referring to the drawings in detail A inmovement, and that the rod 28 is adapted dicates generally a portion ofamotor operatto be reciprocated incident to the steering of ed vehicle and wherein B indicates the headthe vehicle, to impart such swinging movelights. Each of these headlights includes a ment to the blocks 16, and in this manner post 10 which is supported in a manner to the lamps or headlights are turned in the be presently described. For each headlight same general direction in which the ma- I provide a support which consists of a subchine is turned and thus maintain the light stantially L-shaped bracket, theshortbranch rays directly in advance of the course pur- 12 of which is threaded and has associated sued by the vehicle.

therewith a nut 13, this particular branch In order to control the movement of the of the bracket being adapted to be secured rod 28, or in other words, to move this rod to some appropriate part of the frame. The incident to the steering of the vehicle, I proremaining branch 14 of the bracket is bivide the rod 28 with an extension 31 at a furcated at one end, and the separated porpoint adjacent one end and this extension tions 15 defined by said bifurcation receive terminates to provide a ball or spherical w therebetween, the movable headlight supportion 32. A short rod 33 is provided no with a socket 34 at one end to accommodate the spherical end portion 32, and the parts are held associated or secured together by means of a plate 37 which is also provided With a socket 35. This short rod slides through an opening in a plate 36, and this plate is secured to the member 38 forming part of the steering mechanism of the vehicle. Surrounding the short rod 33 are coiled springs 39, these springs being arranged at opposite sides of the plate just referred to, and serve in the capacity of cushioning members to relieve the parts of any undue strain incident to the steering of the vehicle and the consequent turning of the headlight. However, it is manifest that when the vehicle is steered in either direction, the plate 87 is moved, thereby imparting movement to the short rod 33, which in turn by reason of its connection with the rod 28 moves the latter transversely of the running gear of the vehicle, and as the lamp supports 16 are connected with the terminals of this rod 28, the lamp headlights are turned in unison in the same general direction in which the machine is turned.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall Within the scope of what is claimed.

hat is claimed is:

The combination with a vehicle having a steering mechanism, and headlights each in cluding a post, of a bracket for each headlight, a clock pivoted on said bracket for horizontal swinging movement, each block including spaced bores arranged at right angular relation, one of said bores receiving the adjacent post of the headlights, angular shaped arms for the respective blocks, one end of each arm being received by the remaining bore of said block, a rod arranged transversely of the running gear of the vehicle, said arms having ball and socket connections with the terminals of said rod, a second rod having one end connected with the first mentioned rod by a ball and socket connection, a plate slidably supported on the second mentioned rod and connected with the steering mechanism of the vehicle, coiled springs surrounding the second mentioned rod and arranged at the opposite sides of said plate defining cushioning means, and said rod moving in unison incident, to the steering of the vehicle to simultaneously turn the headlights as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

'EMMETT H. SNEAD. 

